Efficiency of an Organic Disinfectant on Alginate Impressions-A Pilot Study Jha Priti1,*, Shetty Ashmitha K.2, Anandakrishna Latha3 1Ex Post Graduate Student, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru-560054 2Associate Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru-560054 3Professor and Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru-560054 *Corresponding Author E-mail: pritijha77@gmail.com
Online published on 24 January, 2020. Abstract Background Dental impressions are routinely taken in our pediatric dental practice. The risk of cross infection control is an imperative issue in dental operative even when dealing with non-invasive procedures. The use of effective disinfection procedures after taking alginate impression becomes important in operatory to prevent cross-contamination. Aim The present study focused on evaluating the anti-microbial efficiency of an organic disinfectant Ecosan ® on commonly used impression material alginate after oral contact. Material and Methods Alginate impressions were made of 10 healthy children and the selected impression area to be studied was dissected in the first permanent molar & second deciduous molar area into two halves. One half was disinfected with Ecosan® for 10 mins and the other was only rinsed with water which served as the control group. The microbial colony was counted and compared in both groups after inoculation and incubation in nutrient media. Results and Conclusion Statistical analysis was done using. Statistically significant difference (p<0.05) was obtained by using Wilcoxon signed rank test between the colony forming units of both the groups. Top Keywords Alginate Impression, Disinfection. Top |